Chapter 58. NET {17}:- Day Three.
Orion walks onto the stage with a calm andposed expression.
He could see Ganesha standing beside his next opponent.
After facing off against a few contestants yesterday and today, Orion had developed a stronger sense of confidence in himself concerning the tournament.
His current opponent was William Ramsbottom and this would be his final battle for today.
If he won against the Earl''s son, Orion would automatically qualify for the final battle urring tomorrow.
Standing before the Earl''s son, Orion noticed William and Ganesha bowing before him.
After he acknowledged them, William spoke before Ganesha officially began the match.
"It will be an honor to fight against you, Your Highness. May the best elf win."
"Indeed," Orion replied and the both of them assumed their battle stance.
Both of them brandished their swords after pulling them from their item box, ready to make the first move.
Ganesha noticed both were ready and he signaled for them to fight. "Fight!!" He yelled and the crowd roared in excitement.
Orion and William leaped towards each other, leaving a small crack on the ground as they did so.
The sound of the sword shing against the sword echoed loudly, even with the loud cheers of the crowd.
Mages and knights lower than rank Three were unable to keep up with William and Orion''s movement.
They struggled to discern exactly where they were. The only thing most rank one and two mages could see were sparks flying within the arena at rapid sessions. n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
The intense battle continued for three whole minutes with several craters scattered around the arena.
However, neither of them showed any signs of fatigue or giving up.
The dust around the arena rose, making it a bit difficult for some of the spectators to know what was currently going on.
With seconds left before the match coulde to an end, the metallic sound of swords shing against each other subsided and everyone had an anticipating look on their faces as they were eager to see who had won.
And so, they waited for the dust to clear.
When the dust cleared, everyone could see Orion''s foot on William who was currently lying on the ground and breathing heavily.
With Orion''s feet on William''s chest, William showed no signs of wanting to continue the battle and the fight came to an end with Orion winning the semifinal battle.
The crowd cheered loudly and Orion walked away from the arena.
While walking away, Orion raised his head towards the direction the royal family was meant to be seated, hoping to see Evelyn, Elena, and Mia.
However, they weren''t seated where they were supposed to be and Orion wondered why they weren''t there.
''When I arrived at the coliseum a few hours ago, they weren''t around.''
''The match had just begun, so I thought they were simply running a littlete.''
''But, it''s been a few hours since then, and they still haven''te to see me.''
''I hope there isn''t anything wrong with any of them.''
''Well, since Mama and Aunt Elena never get sick, I doubt that could be the reason why they aren''t here.''
''Then, maybe Mia isn''t feeling well?''
''Actually, I''ve never seen Mia being sick before either.''
''Also, I doubt spirit guardians get sick.''
''Then, there has to be another reason why they aren''t here.''
''Oh, well. They might be doing something important right now, so there''s no point worrying about them noting to see me today.''
''I know they''ll definitelye to watch the final battle tomorrow.''
''So I have to do my best to win tomorrow,'' Orion made up his mind as he walked towards the tunnels, and made his way back to his seat.
Since he was done with his fight against William Ramsbottom, this meant the final battle for today would be Adrian against Luna Cyprus.
This would be the final battle of the semifinal round, and the winner between the two of them would be the one to fight against Orion at the finals.
The loser would also be allowed toe to the coliseum tomorrow, but they would have to fight against William Ramsbottom for third ce.
All these had been exined to everyone before the first fight for the day began.
Orion rxed in his seat and watched Adrian''s match.
He tried not to doze off, but he was feeling very sleepy and before he knew it, Orion had fallen asleep.
Meanwhile, back at the castle, in the capital city of the elf kingdom, Evelyn could be seen walking back to her bedroom.
Ever since Evelyn woke up this morning, she had been attending to her royal duties and she''d barely had enough time to squeeze in her personal activities.
When she thought she could finally make her way to the Coliseum to watch Orion''s fight, Evelyn was notified of more things she had to do, and now she couldn''t make it back there because Orion had already qualified for the final which would being up tomorrow.
She had been busy all day long, so she wanted to use this time to get as much rest as she could before leaving the castle first thing tomorrow morning to watch the finals.
There was no way she was going to miss watching the finals.
Evelyn opened the door of her bedroom and walked into her room to find Mia and Elena watching the remaining battles that were currently being disyed on the crystal ball.
"You''re back," Elena said, noticing Evelyn walking in her direction.
"Yes."
"How was it?"
"Stressful as always, what about yours?"
"The same," Elena sighed deeply before returning her gaze back to what she was watching.
Just like Evelyn, Elena had been busy all day long. She was finally able toplete her tasks a couple of minutes ago, so she came to Evelyn''s room to rest.
Evelyn nced toward Mia and noticed Mia sleeping on Elena''sp. "It seems even Mia is tired as well," Evelyn said with a smile on her face.
Elena giggled and replied while stroking Mia''s hair. "Yeah, she is. The moment she noticed Orion wouldn''t be battling anyone else today, she instantly fell asleep."